Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-31
HERE AND THERE.


The trumpet is TO take the place OF the
Greek cross rs a symbol on the uniform of
the Boston fireInen-
Several perfectly preserved Mexican MUM
mics were recently brought to San Fran
cisco.
a novel and timely clock is incased in a
representation of baseball covered with
white leather. The dial is in cut section of
the ball
A P Richter, of Madison, Ga. Is the pos
SCISSOR of rare and interesting relic of the
late war. 1t is neatly finished iron cot, and
is the bed on which Gen Albert Sidney John
ston breathed his last
Newfoundland is usually thought Of as
barren, rocky island, with 20 other inhabi-
tants than few fishermen There are more
than 10000 people On the island. they are
hardy and energetic.
The toughest resident of Silver City, Ari..
is a little Indian boy who was captured dur
ing Gcronimo's raid two years ago. He is
only years old, but he has already Learly
killed boy by cutting him with a bowie
knife
Twenty years ago it cost SIC to send ten
words by wire from Portland Ne. to Port
land, Ore One cart Wheel will now paw
for the Transmission of such message be-
tween those points The country is getting
smaller every day.
In Servia, Bulgaria and Roumania boots
made Of bullock's hide or leather, and which
arc simply flat piece O. leather drawn over
the foot all round and fastened by leather
thongs or birch bark crossed over the leg,
which is incased in either stockings or a
piece of red cloth, are worn by the peas
antry.
The loss of life by earthquakes has been as
follows: 80 CSC deaths in Japan, 1893: 100
600 in Sicily, 1853, ard in Pe1in, 1871: COCO
il Cilicia, 1858; 5000 in Schmasi, 1857; TO-
co in Naples, 1895; 5000 in Lisbon. l7a5.
Out Of fifty other recorded shakes. accom-
panied by loss of life, fifteen have DESTROYED
over 10000 lives each
Bridal parties who visit Washington are
disappointed because they cannot ascend to
the top Of the Washington monument. Con-
gress made appropriation for furnishing
steam power to run the elevator, and, unless
special measure is introduced At the next
session, the top Of the shaft will lie inacces-
slble during another fiscal year
A Hartford man has invented an appa-
ratus for ttninshorses. a clock with ttree
hands-rninute, second and quarter second
is started by the Official timer. When the
winning horse touches the wire the clock is
stopped by electricity. At the same instant
the current opens camera, which photo
graphs the horse and the clock face.
One of the latest attempts to harness tie
forces Of nature for the service of man is the
adaptation of a windmill for the turning of
dynamo tba 81 4.
stored in suitable batteries. and afterward
used in lighting beacons for the benefit of the
maritime interests There is station of this
kind near the mouth of the Seine. and consid-
cradle success has been obtained
There is an artesian well near Stockton
Cal, that discharges water from two differ
ent depths-that from the lower containing
inflammable gas. The first was sunken so
feet, when water was reached; the owner
wished to go deeper, but feared TO injure the
water already reached, 50 he sunk tube OF
smaller bore inside the first The second
reached depth Of / go feet.
The first meersohaum pipe was carved in
the early part of the Thirty Years War, and
Walenstein is said to have bought it The
true clay is to be procured only at Eski-
Scher, in Asia Minor, where there are LARGE
deposits, and whence it is sent direct to the
manufactures at Ruhla, Of which there are
at present forty, employing almost the
whole population of the district
A gentleman hunting for land in Dakota
came across boarded-up claim snenty with
half dozen boards across the door, upon
which were the following touching inscrip-
tlons -Four miles from a nayber Sixty
miles from a postofis. Twenty five miles
from aralrroad. \ hundred and atety from
timber Two hundred and fifty feet from
water. God bless our home. We have gone
east to spend the winter with my wife's
folks